Comment: Past studies show EGCG connection. (Reiter)
"Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a multi-tasking protein called FoxO1 has another important but previously unknown function: It directly interacts with macrophages, promoting an inflammatory response that can lead to insulin resistance and diabetes."
Macrophage Protein Has Major Role In Inflammation:
Related Tag: FOXO1
Supplemental Citation:
Reiter, Chad E. N., Kim, Jeong-a, and Quon, Michael J. (2010). Green Tea Polyphenol Epigallocatechin Gallate Reduces Endothelin-1 Expression and Secretion in Vascular Endothelial Cells: Roles for AMP-Activated Protein Kinase, Akt, and FOXO1. Endocrinology, 151(1):103-114.
http://www.citeulike.org/user/HEIRS/article/6087895
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